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ZOOM W/ T button

Voice recording ( )/ Voice memo ( )/ UP button

ƃHow to use the zoom button
- This camera has a 3X optical zoom and a
5X digital zoom function. Using both will offer
a total zoom ratio of 15X.
- Press the ZOOM T button. This will zoom into
the subject i.e. the subject will appear nearer.
- Press the ZOOM W button.
This will zoom out from the subject i.e. the subject will appear further away.
- Digital zoom is not optical magnification but software magnification.
[Wide] [Tele] [Digital zoom 5X]
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
ƃImages taken using the digital zoom may take a little longer for the camera
to process. Allow time for this to take place.
ƃThe digital zoom cannot be used in movie clip shots.
ƃIf the Zoom buttons are being pressed during the Movie clip shots, the voice
will not recorded.
ƃYou may notice a decrease in image quality when using the digital zoom.
ƃTo view a clearer digital zoom image, press the shutter button halfway at the
maximum (3X) optical zoom position and press the zoom T button again.
ƃThe digital zoom can’t be activated in the [Night], [Children], [Close up],
[Text] and [Fireworks] scene modes.
INFORMATION
ƃA distance of 40cm between you and the camera (microphone) is the best
distance to record sound.
INFORMATION
ƈWhile the menu is showing, the UP button operates as a direction button.
When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the UP button operates as
the voice recording or voice memo button. You can add your voice-over to a stored
still image. Refer to page 16 for more information about the voice recording.
ƃRecording a voice memo
1. Press the VOICE MEMO ( ) button. If the voice memo indicator is
displayed on the LCD monitor, the setting is completed.
[Preparing for Voice Memo] [Recording Voice Memo]
2. Press the shutter button and take a picture. The picture is stored on the
memory card.
3. Voice memo will be recorded for ten seconds from the moment the picture is
stored. In the middle of the sound recording, pressing the shutter button will
stop the voice memo.